Porsche Macan Xpel Paint Protection Film Redmond
Porsche Macan Xpel Paint Protection Film Redmond Washington clear bra PPF paint protection film installation done at our Seattle ClearBra facility. We had a call from a female client who’d just purchased a new Porsche Macan and wanted to know about her options to protect her new Porche. We spoke for a while and after going over the options she settled on a full coverage Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION clear bra ppf paint protection film installation.
This installation was on all the painted areas, lights, fog lights and a scattering of interior pieces that were thrown into the mix as we were incredibly busy at the time and had some delays completing the installation. One major challenge about the Porsche Macan is the hood. The hood on a Macan is near 65″ in length, requiring the 72″ Xpel ULTIMATE PLUS film vs the usual Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION which is installed on all other panels. Beyond the sheer size of the Porsche Macan hood it’s also one of the hardest clear bra paint protection film installations on all vehicles. The reason for using the PLUS vs FUSION is Xpel has yet to come out with the 72″ width for the new clear bra. This was no issue as we simply added the Xpel FUSION PLUS ceramic coating to the surface of the film to make it virtually identical to the preceramic coated film that was on the rest of the Porsche Macan.
Our client opted for the new smoother ceramic coated Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION PPF right away, as she wanted the ease of cleaning while getting all the benefits of rock chip protection provided by the Xpel paint protection film. We had a fair amount of time to speak of the different options be it a full front or full front with rockers etc… but was quick to make the choice to do the ceramic coated film vs the previous generation of Xpel film being Xpel ULTIMATE Plus. To see the information on Xpel ULTIMATE Plus check out the link. We’ll have a new link to show the benefits of the Xpel ULTIMATE FUSON soon. Both films have a 10-year warranty and self-healing surface plus as always, a lifetime workmanship warranty through Seattle ClearBra.
Xpel Paint Protection Film
The 4 main clear bra films through Xpel have 10-year manufacturer warranties and self-healing properties and are as follows:
- Xpel ULTIMATE PLUS – This is a glossy transparent film used to protect most vehicles, be it on the body or interior pieces and interior screens.
- Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION – Same as the ULTIMATE PLUS except with FUSION PLUS ceramic coating applied during the manufacturing process.
- Xpel STEALTH – Satin matte transparent clear bra used to protect an existing satin finish on your vehicle, or to change from a gloss finish to a satin finish, while maintaining the original color.
- Xpel ULTIMATE PLUS BLACK – A clear bra film used to change a surface to a gloss black finish.
The benefits of a full coverage clear bra installation, beyond all panels protected from scratching and rock chips, is there will never be a need to polish the paint. This is because the Xpel ULTIMATE PLUS or FUSION paint protection film has a self-healing surface, that self-heals when its warm outside, allowing the film to heal from most minor abrasions. This could be from your washing equipment, careless hand, or item rubbing on the surface, especially when it’s a black or dark colored vehicle. To not oversell and exaggerate the self-healing properties, you can still scratch the film to a point of the clear bra surface not being able to heal. This would generally be by purposely scratching the PPF with a sharp object, or if someone tries to key the vehicle in an attempt to scratch the paint as some examples. The good news here is the Xpel ULTIMATE or Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION PPF clear bra will act as a barrier and sacrificial layer, very likely saving the vehicle from needing to go to a body shop for painting, saving time and money. Further to this, if you take your vehicle off-roading the pin striping usually done when tree branches rub down the side of the vehicle in most cases, self-heal when it’s sunny out. This would again save a good deal of time generally spent polishing out those fine scratches.
When it comes time for washing her Porsche Macan, or any other vehicle with Xpel paint protection film, the process is as one would normally wash the vehicle. This can be in a brushed drive thru wash, touchless car wash or hand washed. At Seattle ClearBra we always recommend hand washing, although not required. One cavate to this is if you have Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION clear bra, or a Xpel FUSION Plus ceramic coating applied, or any other ceramic coating for that matter, it’s always best that your vehicle should be hand washed, and never an automated wash. The reason for this statement is, harsh chemicals found in automated washes will rapidly remove the ceramic coating, thereby wasting the money or time you spent applying the ceramic coating, as it will need to be re applied much sooner. Xpel has a great companion product used to keep your ceramic coating alive called Xpel BOOST. This product is applied after washing and will help keep the hydrophobicity characteristics of your ceramic coating working.
Xpel PRIME Window Tinting
Window tinting was also a choice the client made to have done while his Toyota GR86 was at our Redmond Washington shop. He opted for the Xpel PRIME XR window tint series that will stop a great deal of Infared heat and near 100% UV rejection. There is also a Xpel PRIME XR Plus series of window tint film that incredibly stops even more Infared heat then the Xpel PRIME XR. At Seattle clearbra we also have a carbon series color stable window tint film called Xpel PRIME CS which is used to provide shading while not stopping much Infared heat rejection. This Xpel PRIME CS is more of a budget film for those who simply want the tinted look and not concerned about the heat rejection.
DYNOflex Windshield Protection
We of course went over the DYNOflex windshield protection film, which is a semi-permanent installation, that’s a sacrificial layer, taking the abuse vs the windshield. It’s expected that every so often the DYNOflex windshield film will need to be replaced in order to keep your windshield as clear as possible. The only minor complaint we, or anyone could have of this protection film for your windshield is, it does create a very minor distortion when focusing on little things while looking out the window.
Xpel FUSION PLUS Ceramic Coating
Since the Xpel ULTIMATE FUSION already has the Xpel FUSION Plus ceramic coating installed during the manufacturing process, there was no need to add this as an additional service for our Porsche Macan client. Ceramic coating is a very good idea if you always hand wash your vehicle. This said, if taking your vehicle through drive through car washes or funds, have you focusing on the choice of clear bra or ceramic coating, we would always suggest do the paint protection film first and foremost. The reason for this is the ceramic coating may last 2 years or more vs the PPF lasting upwards of 10 years or more, with a full 10-year warranty through Xpel and a lifetime warranty on the installation through Seattle ClearBra.